Creamy Oatmeal Food

CREAMY OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the oats and milk. Cover and let soak in the refrigerator overnight. Transfer the oat mixture to a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Add the salt and cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the vanilla, currants, and sugar; and simmer for 5 minutes more. Remove the cinnamon sticks and serve plain or with your topping of choice.
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CREAMY SCOTTISH OATMEAL (WITH CROCK-POT INSTRUCTIONS)

Steps:

• If you are making this in a crockpot, the first and only step is to throw everything together in a 2-quart crockpot [increase the water to 3-1/2 cups to allow for evaporation]. Okay, now nighty-nite! We'll see you in the morning!
• Otherwise, bring 1 cup milk and 3 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan.
• Stir in oats, spices, and raisins.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When cooking is complete, stir in brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, pecans, and salt (don't add the salt with the boil; the oats won't cook right).
• If you are using a crockpot, you may notice that a crust has formed on the bottom of the crock after cooking. This is perfectly normal. You can eat it if you want to, or you can just leave it. Just make sure to transfer the recipe into a resealable bowl and soak your crockpot right away. This stuff will stick like glue if it dries.
• Serve! You can add more fresh or dried fruit, butter, more milk, whathaveyou, but it's awesome all on its own.

CREAMY OATMEAL

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup of heavy cream and 1/4 cup of half & half in sauce pan.
• Add three tablespoons of splenda brown sugar, almond extract, raisins and bacardi rum.
• Heat through until hot. Stir to prevent filming.
• Once hot, add 1 cup of oatmeal.
• Cook for three minutes.
• Pour into two soup bowls.
• Drizzle low carb maple syrup.
• Add chopped pecans.

CREAM OF OATMEAL

Steps:

• Place oatmeal in the food processor.
• Process until finely shredded.
• Place in a small saucepan along with the wheat germ, wheat bran, salt, water and milk.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer till liquid is almost all absorbed, about 3-5 minutes.
• Stir often so it won't stick to the bottom.
• Pour into a bowl and place a little pat of butter on top, if desired.
• Pour a little milk on(depending how moist you like it), then brown sugar to taste.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon, stir it all up and serve!
• Add whatever optional ingredients you like. :).

CREAMY MICROWAVE OATMEAL

Steps:

• in a microwave safe bowl mix together the milk, oats and dried fruit.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute.(Make sure you use a container big enough so it sdoesn't boil over) Stir mixture. Continue to microwave until mixture starts to boil (about 1 more minute).
• Remove oatmeal from microwave and stir. Cover and let set for 2 minutes. Remove and stir in sugar and spice.
• Serve warm with additional milk if desired.

CREAMY BREAKFAST OATMEAL (RICE COOKER)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except dates, in cooker; stir gently to combine; sprinkle dates on top.
• Close the cover, set on Porridge cycle.
• NOTE1: This recipe is designed for a rice cooker with fuzzy logic - use the porridge setting. If you have a regular rice cooker, you will need to watch it to determine when the oatmeal is done, probably 25 to 30 minutes, depending on your cooker.
• NOTE2: Steel cut oats vary slightly. With some brands I find I need to reduce the milk to 1 1/2 cup to get the right consistency.
• NOTE3: You can substitute vanilla flavored soy milk for the milk plus vanilla extract.